Following are excerpts from an email interview the writer conducted with Dr. Tush Wickrmanayaka, Founder Chairperson of the Stop Child Cruelty Trust (SCC) who was recently recognized....

The Scout Movement is a voluntary, non-political education movement that has been established to contribute to the development of youth. Established by an Act passed in Parliament, the Movement....

Sanghamitta Theri crossed the seas unheard of for a woman at the time and arrived in Sri Lanka on a Unduwap Poya Day in the third century BCE to establish the Bhikkuni Order. With it she set the pace to elevate the status of Lankan women leading them

The visiting teams may have struggled on Nalanda Turf, but it has been always a delight for Nalandains to play on a wicket prepared by one of the best in the subject Edwin Syneris: The evergreen Nalanda groundsman. It is heartbreaking to hear about h

Kularatna Bulathgama (Upali), a veteran Journalist, celebrated his 93rd birthday this year.

Mahaweli Ganga which flows wild and fast from the plains of the central hills moves slowly and calmly through the plains of Bandanna where the country’s earliest dagaba, Miyuguna seya or Mahiyangana chetiya is situated. The Pali term for Bintenna i

“I woke to the strains of Für Elise for the third time since returning to Sri Lanka. This alerted me to two things: (1)Music appreciation...

UNICEF marked its 75th Anniversary and the Convention on the Rights of the Child by hosting a panel discussion titled ‘Reimagine a future.....

The pandemic upended the lives of many, but children in Sri Lanka perhaps bore the brunt of this change. Kirkoswald middle division, in Bogawantalawa, is a tea estate where children of various....

The graduation of the University of Colombo for 2019 will be held from December 17-19 at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall. A total of 2668 students....

At a time when most of us are battling the vicissitudes of life, quite suddenly, we meet a multifaceted human being! There was such....

The ecologically-rich Thalangama Wetland has already fallen prey to the proposed New Kelani Bridge-Athurugiriya Elevated Expressway project despite many a plea from area residents, environmentalists....

Six year old Minuki Siyathra Ekanayake is suffering from Thalassemia. The hemoglobin level of her body is declining rapidly....

The year was 1930! The date was 10th December when Ceylon was under Colonial rule and the Hindus were at the crossroads....

The Sri Lanka Convention Bureau (SLCB), in collaboration with the Sri Lanka Association of Professional Conference, Exhibition....

Topic: Kamma that destroys Kamma and liberates the mind from suffering. Followed by a Guided Meditation....

A group of six avant garde artists finally broke the Covid 19 jinx and held a group exhibition at the Galle Face Hotel. ‘It Didn’t Last Long,’ The....

As I sat with Media Officer Thanuja at the Keppetipola Commemoration until the end of the ceremony, at that sacred piece....

The Most Venerable Thera, well-known both at home and abroad as “Podi Hamuduruwo” has never ever desired to be referred....

Chrishantha Surith, a Sri Lankan TV producer and filmmaker and song writer now working in Australia, is looking for talented composers who can compose songs for his new film based on a romantic...

“All nations shall stream toward it. Many people shall come and say, ‘Let us climb the Lord’s mountain… that He may instruct us in His ways, and we may walk in His paths… come let us walk...

The Kotahena Sri Radha Krishna Temple will observe Gita Jayanthi on the 14th of this month. On that day at 5.00 p.m., the recitation will begin and the devotees who attend....

Applications are invited for the academic year 2022 of the diploma programme in Communication and Media Studies, conducted by the Journalist Unit of the University of Colombo. The diploma...

The Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Target 8.7 requires states to take immediate measures to eradicate forced labour and end modern slavery, human trafficking and prohibit....

A call to Activists, Journalists, Lawyers, Educationists, Community leaders and like-minded individuals and organizations to come together in your own Districts for a common cause: END VIOLENCE....

Having issued the Gazzet to establish Uva Wellassa University on June 01, 2005, the academic activities of the first intake of students were commenced on August 07, 2006.

The Bishops of the Church and the Church of Ceylon have issued a joint statement on International Human Rights Day, 2021,

The year was 1930! The date was December 10 when Ceylon was under Colonial rule and the Hindus were at a crossroads; losing our innate Hindu Tamil identity.

‘LET’S RISE TO REIGNITE A LEGACY’ is the call going out to all Benedictines, as the Old Boys Union of St.Benedict’s College launches the CLOCK TOWER RESTORATION PROJECT on December 12 (Sunday) with a simple ceremony beginning with Holy Mass a

Indian High Commission and Arusri Art Theatre along with the SOLV! Foundation will present “Aboorvam,” (Amazing & Rare) at Bishop’s College Auditorium today at 6.15 pm.